2. a worsening of business or economic activity; - Example: "the market took a downturn" [syn: downturn, downswing]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
downswing
n 1: a swing downward of a golf club
2: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market
took a downturn" [syn: downturn, downswing]